Black Cat Mystery 35 CGC 7.0 Atom Bomb C/S 1952 Harvey Horror Palais, Powell Art

Description: High-Grade Classic Horror: Black Cat! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: BLACK CAT MYSTERY #35 CGC 7.0 With Off-White Pages, With The Grotesque "Last Man On Earth" Cover And Lead Story, From Harvey Publications In 1952. This Scarcer Early Horror Issue Features The Last Survivor Of The Nuclear Apocalypse, With A Mushroom Cloud Still Rising Behind Him From The Latest Atomic Bomb, And His Flesh Is Glowing And Melting As He Carries The Radioactive Corpse Of The Last Human Woman, As Psychedelic Creatures From His Nightmares Loom In The Toxic Fallout. It's Uknown Whether This Salacious Atom Bomb Holocaust Cover Was Drawn By Lee Elias Or Al Avison, But It's Definitely A Classic! Pure Horror And Shock Fare, This Was After The Dramatic Switch To Pure Occult Rather Than Crime-Fighting Heroics; Issues From #30 Onward Contain Extremely Shocking Content, And This One Features The Famous Armageddon End-Of-The-World Tale By Bob Powell As Well As "Forbidden Room" By The Respected Joe Certa. The Gory "Marching Zombies" Is Drawn By The Masterful Rudy Palais, To Appeal To Zombie Fans, While "Trick The Devil" By Golden-Age Artist Vic Donahue Makes It A Must-Have For Any Devil Or Satan Story Collector. After Harvey Made The Change To Include "Mystery" In The Title Logo The Long-Running Series Quickly Became Infamous For Explicit Violence And Gore Including Bondage, Torture, Ghouls And Monsters. This Issue Is Has All Of The Above And Is One Of The Real Toughies In Nice Shape, So Don't Take This Chance To Score A World Class Example Lightly. Like Most Of The Harvey Comics Horror Output Of The Period, It's Perfect For Fans Of Skeletons, Witches, Aliens, The Walking Dead And Other Zombies, Demons, And Strange Undead Creatures. The Pre-Code Horror Craze Had Already Kicked-In So It's Got The Ubiquitous Lurid Content Including Gore, Good Girl Art, Bizarre Creatures, Graphic Violence And Supernatural Themes. THIS OLD COMIC WITH "STRANGEST TALES OF FEAR AND SUPERSTITION" HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. The Horror, Shock And Supernatural Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a dark, dry, pet-free, climate-controlled smoke-free environment. Although it's over seventy years old it retains an amazing amount of luster and the eye appeal is astonishing, it looks unread to the naked eye; it's flat and uncreased, and heavy gloss is still present. It will be sent out in a regular polybag, as well as the rigid CGC case being further protected inside a crystal-clear archival Mylar sleeve for secure long-term protection as well. Crucial issue for any collector of important early pre-code horror comics. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This lovely specimen will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. SCARCE HIGH GRADE EARLY FIFTIES HORROR COMIC! Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, GGA, classic cover, true crime, and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. Many of you have dealt with us through our ads in CBM, CBG, O.P.G., etc. (Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Buyer's Guide, Overstreet Price Guide, Wizard, Comic Source, Combo, +...) KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in vintage comics and comic-art for over three decades; Buy with confidence. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for fast Priority-Mail shipping with tracking within USA. Please contact us for current International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is often inaccurate. Buy additional comics and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic OR Just 20-cents for each UN-slabbed comic-book. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! (1930's to `80's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade rare comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more CGC horror comics, and rare Comic Line Art, and DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that we listed in assorted categories, please see our ebay store.

Price: 799.95 USD

Location: Mesa, Arizona

End Time: 2024-11-03T01:28:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16 USD

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Artist/Writer: Rudy Palais, Lee Elias, Vic Donahue, Bob Powell, Joe Certa

Tradition: US Comics

Certification Number: 2099047005

Cover Artist: Lee Elias

Series Title: Black Cat Mystery

Grade: 7.0 Fine/Very Fine

Publisher: Harvey

Scarce Antique Comic Book: Pre-Code Horror, Classic Cover And Story

Certification: CGC

Publication Year: 1952

Type: Comic Book

Format: Single Issue

Issue Number: 35

Era: Golden Age (1938-55)

Features: Pre-Code Horror Comic

Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)

Genre: Bad Girl, Crime & Thriller, Drugs, Fantasy, Folklore, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Post Apocalypse, Propaganda, Psychodrama, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States